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Integrity & Ethics

Reviewed:
Mar 23, 2023 by Business
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Ratings

Overall Rating: 5.0 stars
Content Quality: 5.0 stars
Effectiveness: 5.0 stars
Ease of Use: 5.0 stars
Overview:

Building a culture of lawfulness starts with strengthening our ethical values and the ability to act upon them. To that end, the Education for Justice (E4J) initiative developed a series of Integrity and Ethics Modules, which lecturers can use as a basis for teaching in universities and academic institutions across the world. The modules seek to enhance students' ethical awareness and commitment to acting with integrity and equip them with the necessary skills to apply and spread these norms in life, work and society. To increase their effectiveness, the modules connect theory to practice, encourage critical thinking, and use innovative interactive teaching approaches such as experiential learning and group-based work. The modules are multi-disciplinary and can be integrated as ethics components in non-ethics courses. By focusing on common universal values, the modules leave room for diverse perspectives and lecturers can easily adapt them to different local and cultural contexts. Each module is designed as a three-hour class but also provides guidelines on how to develop it into a full course. Additional pedagogical guidance is provided in the E4J Teaching Guide on Integrity and Ethics.

Type of Material:

Online Course

Recommended Uses:
  • In class,
  • Homework,
  • For individuals or teams,
  • For lecture,
  • Group discussions
Technical Requirements:
  • Adobe Reader and Mozilla Firefox 108.0.1 were used in this review and MS PowerPoint
  • Also used Internet Explorer (Enterprise Edition) to access.
Identify Major Learning Goals:

As a result of studying this course, you will be able to:

  • understand the Education for Justice (E4J) initiative and how it can be adapted for your own teaching
  • implement ways to foster an ethical learning environment
  • apply educational theories that underpin the creation of the E4J Modules
  • promote high-quality anti-corruption, integrity and ethics education.
Target Student Population:
  • General education courses
  • Lower and upper lever business courses,
  • Graduate programs,
  • Professional development.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

User needs to be able to navigate with a browser, use PowerPoint (PPT) or a PPT reader, a PDF reader, access videos, and download files as needed.

Content Quality

Rating:
Strengths:
  • There is an extensive and detailed (and downloadable) Teaching Guide that goes into detail, examples, exercises, and explanations.
  • There is a significant emphasis on the transfer of knowledge and becoming self-aware.
  • Case studies are included.
  • Adaptation and design suggestions are included, along with learning outcomes.
  • There is a “create your own course” button available.
  • References and further reading are provided in the Teaching Guide.
  • Materials are available for primary education including teachers, parents, students and policymakers; secondary education, and tertiary education (university modules).
Concerns:

None.  Some of the best content development material that I have encountered.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

Rating:
Strengths:
  • Education for Justice (E 4 J) offers multiple tools and approaches to teaching integrity and ethics, including, but not limited to stories, educational tools and materials for children age 6 to 12 years, and resource guide for those who wish to organize a Model United Nations conference and incorporate other materials from the UN.
  • There are interactive games at the 6 to 12 age level at the tertiary level, content is available for more than 100 university models and 114 countries
  • At the secondary level, handbooks were created for primary and secondary teachers, game-based learning material was developed and resource guides are available to incorporate ethics and integrity issues
  • Significant resources and examples available for incorporation to improve student engagement and learning.
Concerns:

None.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

Rating:
Strengths:
  • This information covers primary age through universities, has extensive material developed to support activities, includes a teaching guide, and deals with multiple topics related to ethics and integrity such as human trafficking, migrant smuggling, firearms trafficking terrorism and violent extremism, crime prevention and criminal justice, corruption and integrity, and cybercrime
  • Languages available include Spanish, English, Russian, and Arabi.
  • The site is clear and has a consistent layout with robust exemplars and approaches to improve student engagement and learning.
Concerns:

None.

Other Issues and Comments:

You will need to enroll in Open University in order to access and use this course and its material.  Enrollment is free.

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